by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Feb 27, 2023 | Gut Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
How do hormones affect your colon health? Let’s talk about it. Hormones definitely affect the health of your colon. Estrogen promotes a healthy colon epithelial layer. Estrogen deficiency in post-menopause can lead to dysplasia or abnormal cells in the colon....
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Feb 20, 2023 | Adrenal Issues, Blog, Men's Health, Thyroid Issues, Weight Management, Women's Health
What are four signs that you’re suffering from hormonal imbalances? Hormonal imbalances include sex hormone imbalances, adrenal imbalances, thyroid hormone imbalances, as well as pancreatic hormone and pituitary hormone imbalances. Your whole endocrine system...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Men's Health, Women's Health
Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. In my patients who are concerned about their sexual health, most are concerned about their sex life. Perhaps they’re not having regular sex, or intercourse is...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 26, 2023 | Blog, Hypothalamus
If you know that your hormones are out of balance, you may reach for over-the-counter remedies to try to remedy the situation – supplements to balance hormones. If this is the case, then you know as well as I do that there’s a lot to choose from out there:...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 16, 2023 | Blog, Weight Management
Can hormones cause weight gain? Yes, if they’re out of balance. Hormones are essential to life. But when they’re out of balance, your metabolism is affected. And that means you can gain weight. First, Unopposed estrogen can cause water weight. Especially if you’re...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 11, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Maybe you’ve wondered: exactly what hormones your hypothalamus produces? I’ve talked before about all nine of the hormones, plus the neurotransmitters that your hypothalamus produces. The majority of those hormones cannot be measured. They’re not in the...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 10, 2023 | Hypothalamus
If you’re not sure that your hormones are in harmony, or you have a feeling that they’re not, I’d like to introduce my book, Hormones in Harmony. An international bestseller in four health categories. Hormones in Harmony explains the importance of your...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 9, 2023 | Women's Health
How the Mediterranean diet can help keep your hormones balanced. Studies have shown that the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest diets. It reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and increases longevity. But the Mediterranean diet is also...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 6, 2022 | Hypothalamus
How do you know if your hormones are out of balance? When most people think about hormones, they think about their sex hormones. But all your hormones affect many areas of your health and wellbeing. Hormones and hormonal imbalances affect your adrenals, your...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 6, 2022 | Hypothalamus
If you’re familiar with my work at all, you know that I talk about the hypothalamus a lot. And that’s because it is so important in keeping your hormones in harmony. Your hypothalamus is the master of regulating all of the hormones that your body produces....
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Aug 31, 2022 | Menopause
Most women know that once they go through menopause that their sleep habits may change. Insomnia is an incredibly common symptom in menopause. As you’re going through the change of life, problems sleeping can start in perimenopause and extend all the way through...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 5, 2022 | Blog, Mind/Body
As an Intuitive Integrative Nurse Practitioner, I do more than help my patients get their hormones in balance. When you’re hormones are out of whack, your whole life is out of whack. You can’t think straight. You’re moody. Your body aches. You can’t sleep. You’re...